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High-wire Dragonfly!

This female Common Darter dragonfly landed on the barbed wire and …..

…..in a moderate wind had to cling on tight! (Actual size approximately four cms!)

corbyloch.co.uk photos.

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Beautiful in a different way!

The ‘mosaic’ under-wing of the Peacock butterfly.

Meet the Swan family!

Mr Swan (the Cob) …..

….. Mrs Swan (the Pen). The large ‘growths’ at the base of the beak are known as the Basal knob, usually larger on the Cob and often increasing in size during the breeding season.…..

….. and the youngsters. In ten weeks all eight have grown fast, have avoided the early dangers and are becoming more independent. As they grow they are now developing white feathers. The Lapwings in the foreground seem unimpressed!

Beauty and …..

….. the striking and distinctive colours of the Peacock butterfly and …..

….. the caterpillar of the Peacock butterfly working its way through the grasses on the edge of the track. Regrettably year by year the numbers of butterflies around the Loch have diminished fortunately this year there are still a few in evidence.

The Cygnets return from vacation!

The Swan family disappeared from the Loch last Thursday and reappeared Tuesday. The Cygnets had been walked through to the nearby Lily Loch …..

.. which is a small loch about one hundred metres to the west of Corby Loch situated in dangerously boggy ground surrounded by small trees. The south end of Corby Loch can just be seen beyond Lily Loch. Hundreds of years ago it is thought the two lochs formed one water. Meanwhile …..

.. with the Cygnets growing fast, the Heron appears to be concentrating its ‘fishing’ efforts on a nearby pond!

Great White Egret – a fleeting visit!

A Great White Egret visited the Loch last week …..

… unfortunately it was mobbed by gulls as it was in their ‘territory’ …..

.. and it decided to leave!

Cygnet update.

The Cygnets are growing fast and practising their formation swimming on the far side of the Loch meanwhile …..

…. on a nearby water younger cygnets devise their own formation whilst …..

.. two spectate and …..

… back on Corby Loch the heron has relocated to the far rush !